Struwe

German

Alternative forms

• Struwen m

Etymology

From Low German Struwe, from Middle Low German strûve (“flat pastry”), from the adjective Proto-Germanic *strūbaz (“stiff, shaggy”). Doublet of southern Straube (“kind of fritter, doughnut”). Further cognate with Dutch struif (“pancake, omelette”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtʁuːvə/

Noun

Struwe f (genitive Struwe, plural Struwen, diminutive Strüwchen n)

1. (cooking) a northwestern German, especially Westphalian, kind of yeast-based pancake, comparable to a crumpet, traditionally eaten on Fridays, now especially on Good Friday

   An Karfreitag macht meine Oma immer Biersuppe mit Struwen.

   On Good Friday, my Grandma always makes beer soup with yeast pancakes.

Declension

Declension of Struwe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Struwe	die	Struwen
genitive	einer	der	Struwe	der	Struwen
dative	einer	der	Struwe	den	Struwen
accusative	eine	die	Struwe	die	Struwen

Related terms

• sträuben, strubbelig, struppig